North Dakota Code 14-12.2-03.1 – (105) Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding
1. A tribunal of this state shall apply sections 14-12.2-01 through 14-12.2-46.4 and, as applicable, sections 14-12.2-47.1 through 14-12.2-47.13, to a support proceeding involving:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 14-12.2-03.1
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
a. A foreign support order; b. A foreign tribunal; or
c. An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.
2. A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of section 14-12.2-01 through 14-12.2-46.4.
3. Sections 14-12.2-47.1 through 14-12.2-47.13 apply only to a support proceeding subject to the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of sections 14-12.2-47.1 through 14-12.2-47.13 is inconsistent with a provision of sections 14-12.2-01 through 14-12.2-46.4, sections 14-12.2-47.1 through 14-12.2-47.13 control.